Reviews

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Portraying Disability at the Far East Film Festival

Fish Liew and Jackie Chan headline two films exploring disability, Alzheimer's, and human relationships beyond paternalism

Review · Spirituality

Restless Night | Review

A novel of hope and resignation by Albrecht Goes (Marcos y Marcos, 2018)

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Stories from the Margins at the Rotterdam Festival

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Disability Is Not a Calling

A dialogue on the certainties we live and pray (Ed. Qiqajon, 2025)

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Simply Maria | Book Review

Jay Hardwig on the beauty of being weird. For readers 11 and up (Uovonero, 2025)

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Clinical Records | Book Review

Serena Vitale tells the story of her sister Rossana's mental illness (Sellerio Editore, 2025)

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Slow Steps | Book Review

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An April Friday | Reviews

In Donald Antrim's memoir, the courage and clarity to tell us what it feels like to stand on the other side—where loneliness and the absence of love become a life sentence.

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Mirrors: The Jubilee of Volunteerism

A conversation with Vincenzo Trapani Lombardo, a physician from Calabria and member of Unitalsi (Vatican Radio, 2025)

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Fog Sickness | Review

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The Ogre Downstairs | A Review

A picture book for young readers celebrating the Righteous who saved lives in silence (Uovonero, 2025)

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Testing Women, Testing the Fetus | Book Review

The Social Impact of Amniocentesis in America (Routledge, 2000)

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The Emporium of Heaven and Earth | Book Review

Pages alive with life, light, and love in a place where everyone else would see only limits, suffering, and horror (Fazi Editore, 2024)

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The Impossible Becomes Possible | Review

An itinerary marking the centennial of Franco Basaglia's birth, traveling through Italy's former psychiatric hospitals where creativity has given rise to experiences of healing and culture.

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The Greek Hour | Review

A silent woman and a blind man find connection through ancient language in Han Kang's lyrical prose. The 2024 Nobel Prize winner in literature (Adelphi, 2023)

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Fast Forward: A Journey Into ADHD | Podcast Review

Fast Forward: A Journey Into ADHD. A podcast by Gianpiero Kesten for Rai Play Sound

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Being Bea | A Graphic Memoir

A manga that tells the story of autism

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A History of Abortion | Book Review

A History of Abortion, by Giulia Galeotti

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Teaching the Prince of Denmark: A School Diary Reviewed

A work journal from a middle school in the Naples suburbs (Sellerio, 2011)

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The Gift and the City | Review

Panizza writes of a paradigm shift we urgently need (Bibliotheka, 2024)

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Freewheeling

Jamie Sumner's novel for young readers (Ancora, 2024)

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Living with Difference | Book Review

Responsibility and Passion in Special Education Support, by Mario Paolini (Edizioni Conoscenza, 2024)

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The World in a Fixed Point | Review

The graphic novel by Formola and Forconi about autism (SaldaPress, 2024)

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The Land of the Mad | Podcast Review

Michela Mancini's series on Rai PlaySound

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Life Beside Us — A Review

A family drama with familiar rhythms that gains power precisely by refusing to show what the book calls ugliness—transforming it instead into a symbol that lays bare how fear of difference can consume us whole.

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Locarno 77: From Jane Campion to Saulė Bliuvaitė

Jane Campion, a pioneer of female filmmaking, was honored at the Locarno Film Festival. Her cinema celebrates strong, complex women and continues to inspire new generations of directors and audiences.

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The Summer My Mother's Eyes Turned Green | Book Review

A review of Tatiana Tîbuleac's novel (Keller, 2023)

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Slime | Review

Ned's adventures in David Walliams's novel (HarperCollins Italia, 2021)

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Eighteen | Book Review

Emma's life in Martina Fuga's new book (Salani, 2024)

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Four Pages in Voice | A Listener's Guide

L'Osservatore Romano's cultural series, heard across six episodes

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Like Me | Review

A play based on a true story (Giuntina, 2023)

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Berlinale 74: Cinema, Disability, and the Limits of Representation

Two provocative films refuse to let audiences look away

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Jun | A Graphic Memoir

A true story of autism in South Korea (Bao Publishing, 2021)

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Ennio the Alien | A Review

The biography of Ennio Flaiano and his daughter Lè-Lè (Mondadori, 2022)

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Where Are You, Little Giulio? | Review

A picture book about daily life with autism (Uovonero, 2023)

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I Suffer, Therefore We Are | Book Review

Marco Rovelli's book for Minimum Fax (2023)

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Berlin Film Festival: Past and Present

On the Adamant, last year's Golden Bear winner, finally arrives in Italian cinemas

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Gentleness – A Review

Eugenio Borgna on one of humanity's most misunderstood and forgotten experiences (Einaudi, 2023)

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Almond: A Novel of Emotional Awakening

Won-Pyung Sohn's story of Yunjae and his alexithymia (HarperCollins, 2023)

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The Circus of Wonders – A Review

The story of little Nelly Moon in Elizabeth MacNeal's novel (Einaudi, 2023)

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God's Shoulders: A Review

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To Leave or Stay: Migration in the Films of Venice 80

Four films explore the theme of migration in Europe

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Venice Immersive: Virtual Reality Comes to the Biennale

360° cinema experiences that imagine the future of film

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Light Dancing Restless — A Review

The Diary of Carla Simons (Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2023)

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The Fragile: A Book Review

Pioneers of De-institutionalization (Castelvecchi, 2023)

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Out of Focus — A Review

Chiara Carminati's novel (Bompiani, 2023)

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Surprised by the Risen Christ — A Review

The Easter Encounters of Jesus (Ancora, 2023)

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An Irish Goodbye

The 2023 Oscar-winning short film about life after caregiving, by directors Ross White and Tom Berkeley

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Shedding Light on Migration

"Trieste Is Beautiful at Night" wins the Samifo Prize

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Pharmakon: The Thalidomide Story—A Podcast Review

An independent podcast on the thalidomide crisis

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Happily Seated – A Review

With irony, depth, and sharp insight, Rebekah Taussig tells a story that is also deeply personal—and breaks the mold

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The Deaf Republic—A Review

A contemporary epic in which deafness is reimagined as a gift. It captures a minority's new way of being together—a people who radiate vital energy against all odds.

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Swinging Clouds — A Book Review

A Christmas story by Luigi Dal Cin, illustrated by Serena Mabilia (Einaudi Ragazzi, 2022)

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Earth and Dust: When Two Discarded Lives Find Each Other

Presented at last year's Far East Festival, Li Ruijun's Earth and Dust finally arrives in Italian cinemas.

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The Great Blue Horse: A Review

The story of Paolo and his friend Marco in Irène Cohen-Janca's book, illustrated by Maurizio A.C. Quarello (Orecchio acerbo, 2012)

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Lower the Sky and Come Down

Half a century with schizophrenia: Giorgio Boatti's novel of two brothers (Mondadori, 2022)

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The World as We See It

Autism Through the Eyes of "As We See It"

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The Finest Swim of My Life—A Review

On the Power of Friendship in Anne Becker's New Novel (Uovonero, 2022)

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In God's Image? – A Book Review

A substantial essay collection edited by Alberto Fontana and Giovanni Merlo

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Why Don't You Take Him to Lourdes? — A Review

Lorenzo Amurri's Personal Account of a Sacred Place (Fandango, 2014)

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The Silence of the World — A Review

Tommaso Avati's novel of three deaf women spanning the twentieth century (Neri Pozza, 2022)

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Everyone Laughs Their Own Way — Book Review

The story of the irreverent and crooked Sirio in Valentina Perniciaro's book (Rizzoli, 2022)

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Giuditta and the Devil's Ear — A Review

A blind girl's story in the dark years of World War II (Giunti, 2022)

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Love Life: A Film About Second Chances

Kōji Fukada's latest explores the texture of human bonds through trauma and reconciliation.

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Reclaiming His Body

An advance review of Big Bang, Carlos Segundo's short film, in competition at the Locarno Film Festival

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I Am Vincent and I'm Not Afraid — A Review

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Two Documentaries on Survival: Chernobyl and Afghanistan

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Modus Navigandi – A Review

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"We Are a Revolution" — A Review

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Forever, Elsewhere—A Review

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You Have Not Yet Been Defeated — A Review

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The Care of Love – Review

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ArcheoCasilina: A Guide to Rome's Forgotten East

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30 Days to Understand Autism – A Review

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The Fight for Inclusion: A Book Review

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The Mystery of the London Eye – Review

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Basaglia, the Doctor Who Freed the Mad – A Review

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Hope: A Review

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We Two Are One — A Review

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Martini Had Nearly Said It All

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Agnese Spotorno's Aspy Girl: A Review

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The Boys of Via Pascoli—A Review

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The Potenzoni Case: Federica Sciarelli's Account

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The Violence of My Love: Dario Levantino's Novel Examined

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What Doesn't Kill You: David Lagercrantz's Thriller and the Mystery of Autism

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Fragments of Solitude — A Review

Stories and Reflections from Children of the Capodarco Community

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And This Is Nothing — A Review

Giulia Galeotti presents Michele Cecchini's novel (Bollati Boringhieri, 2021)

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Zero to Hero: The Rise of So Wa Wai

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A Spark Within: Elle McNicoll's Debut Novel

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"And Then We Will Be Safe": Alessandra Carati's Powerful Testament

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Antarctica and the Atypical Life

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I Believe in You: Luca Badetti's Transformative Vision of Disability and Trust

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Beauty in the Mind: Gronchi and Dell'Osso's Testament to Lost Asylums

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Handle with Care: A Review of Marco Bove's Book

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Raymond Carver's Cathedral — A Review

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Where the Watermelons Grow – A Review

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Marie the Cross-Eyed Girl: A Simenon Novel Revisited

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Where the Blade Cuts and Wounds Heal

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Learning to Fall

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Flesh and Blood for Ghosts

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My Sister Drives Me Crazy

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The Young Artist of Chartres

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Mental Illness Behind Bars in Italy

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A Story We Cannot Ignore

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The Courage to Be Equal

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Left Behind on Lonely Roads

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Bird the Eel Becomes a Father

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How Olga Rewrites Her Story

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Listen to Build

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Touching the Grass Together

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The Outsider and the Girl

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The Dark Gift

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Different

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Time to Learn — Book Review

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Squizo

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The Tender Child

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Imperfect

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Our House Is on Fire

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The Body of Love

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A Father's Eyes

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Extraordinary Lives, Volume Two

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Fog in August

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The Burden and the Chosen

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Ausmerzen: Lives Unworthy of Living

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Who Is My Neighbor?

Review · Inspiring People

Jean Vanier: The Sacrament of Tenderness

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Disability Makes Us Human

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The Foreigner

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The Boy Called Adolf Had No Eyelashes

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Willow

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Son-Mother

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One More Jump

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Young Ahmed

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Antigone

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Nujeen's Extraordinary Journey

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Your Life and Mine

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This Is Beautiful! The Story of Rospella

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For Everyone, People

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Dear Love

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Tears of Silence

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Community: A Place of Forgiveness and Celebration

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I Met Jesus, and He Said He Loved Me

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Life's Great Questions

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A Good and Perfect Gift

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The Sea Has No Use

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Isaac: The Imperfect Son

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I Jump So High

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Asperger's Children

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The Hidden Asylums: Segregation of People with Disabilities in Modern Italy

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Wonder Giusy

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As Long as My Star Shines

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The Strength of the Weak: The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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The Girl Who Ran on Batteries — A Review

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In Praise of Fragility — A Review

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I Am My Son—Book Review

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A Silent Voice: A Film Review

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Sofia Cavalletti: A Bridge Between Children and God

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Growing Up with Down Syndrome

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As If I Were You

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Not the Child I Expected

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Two Books by Federico de Rosa: "What I Never Said" and "The Island of Us"

Federico de Rosa, San Paolo Publishers, 2014 — 152 pages <br>Federico de Rosa, San Paolo Publishers, 2016 — 144 pages

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Tell Me About the Sea Inside You: Raising an Autistic Son

Paola Nicoletti, Pendragon Editore, 2017 — 96 pages

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What Matters Is That He's Healthy

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Anna Smiles in the Rain

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The Handbook of Good Manners

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After Us: Proceedings of the ANFFAS Conference

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The Priest Lost His Mind

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Hello Harry! Hi Benny! — A Review

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Don Gnocchi: A Life for Others — Book Review

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Nujeen's Extraordinary Journey—A Review

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The Castaways—A Review

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Useless Details: A Book Review

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Seveso 1976: What the Dioxin Didn't Tell Us

Federico Robbe, Ed. itaca, 2016 — 155 pages

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God's Euthanasia: A Book Review

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Friends in Paradise — A Review

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Parents: A Film Review

Alberto Fasulo, Italy, 2016 – Istituto Luce, 81 minutes

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Charlotte's Book: A Review

R. J. Palacio, Giunti Publishers, 2016, 160 pages

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The Pedagogy of Innocent Suffering — A Review

Carlo Gnocchi, San Paolo Editions, 2016, 140 pages

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Seeing Beyond: Windows on a Story — Book Review

Lucina Spaccia, Ed. Effatà, 2010, 112 pages

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I Am with You — A Review

Melania G. Mazzucco, Ed. Einaudi, 2016, 264 pages

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Sasà's Storm—A Review

Salvatore Striano, Ed. Chiare Lettere, 2016, 222 pages

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If Arianna – Book Review

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They Gave Me a Dream

Beatrice Vio, Ed. Rizzoli, 282 pages

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Finding Dory - Review

Andrew Stanton, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2016, 97 minutes

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Gioia and the Others—A Review

Michelangelo Bartolo, Città Nuova Press, 118 pages

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My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

Giacomo Mazzariol, Ed. Einaudi, 176 pages

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Piero and the Butterfly Caterpillar—A Review

Noi (texts) - Simona Bini (illustrations), Il Bruco Farfalla Editions, 123 pages

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The Seed: A Book Review

Marco Veronesi, A Common Good Worth Knowing and Sharing, Arca Italia Publishers, 176 pages

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My Brother Chases Dinosaurs: The Book and the Film

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Julian's Story — A Wonder Novella

R. J. Palacio, Giunti, 2015, 128 pages

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Christopher's Story—A Wonder Book Review

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Observations of an Ordinary Mother — A Review

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Aunt, Did You Know You're a Bit Strange? — A Review

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The Child Who Spoke with Light—A Review

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We'll Figure It Out

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The Fear of Love — A Review

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Emma's Backpack: A Book Review

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Siblings: A Book Review

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What Will Become of My Autistic Son When I'm Gone? — A Review

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Father to Son: Conversations on the Risk of Raising Children—A Review

Franco Nembrini - Ed. Ares, 2011, pp.251

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A Token of Freedom—Book Review

Massimiliano Verga - Mondadori, 2014, pp. 160

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Life Together: A Review

Jean Vanier - Edizioni San Paolo, 2013, pp. 292

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Smiling Faces Are Welcome — A Review

Franco and Andrea Antonello, Feltrinelli, 2013, pp. 231

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Borderline — A Review

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The Light Breath of Dawn: A Review

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Why I Jump – A Review

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Rico, Oscar, and the Shadow Thief

Andreas Steinhofel - Beisler editore, 2012, 210 pages

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Mom, Can I Talk to You? A Review

When Maria Grazia—a physician and author—is diagnosed with cancer, her first thought is of her son Matteo. Matteo is autistic.

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The Fall: A Father's Memories in 424 Steps—A Review

Diogo Mainardi - Einaudi, 2013, 154 pages

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Those Who Stay Must Understand — A Review

Cristina Leo - E/O Editions, 2013, 186 pages

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Wonder: A Review

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As Tall as a Geranium Pot — A Review

Giacomo Poretti, Mondadori, pp. 135

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Words Set Free: A Mother's Half-Serious Diary of Raising a Disabled Child—A Review

Laura Previdi, Ed. Paoline, pp. 224

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The Castle Built on Sand: A Life with Schizophrenia

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A Useless God — Review

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People First: A Reflection on Disability, Justice, and Ethics — Book Review

Maria Zanichelli, Einaudi, pp. 253

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Never Stop Believing — A Review

Nick Vujicic, Newton Compton Edizioni, pp. 244

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What to Do with Our Wounds — A Review

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Like Penguins in the Desert — A Review

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Close Your Eyes and Look at Me: Living Disability in the Family — A Review

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Call Me Alex—A Review

Lynda Johnson Vitali - Edizioni "Leggere per cambiare" Nov. 2012, 164 pages

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Selfishness Has Failed: A Review

Antonio Galdo - Einaudi, pp. 253

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One Night I Dreamed You Spoke — A Review

Gianluca Nicoletti - Morelini Editori pp. 253

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Born This Way: Learning to See Beyond "Difference" — A Review

Veronica Budano - Franco Angeli Edizioni, pp. 107

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Never Alone: The Faith and Light Story — A Review

Marie-Hélène Mathieu, Jaca Book, pp. 253

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The Other Family: Stories and Pathways of Foster Care at SOS Village—A Review

Annachiara Bortolotti, Ed. Curcu Genovese, pp. 125

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I Am Here — A Review

Mariapia Bonanate, Mondadori, pp. 116

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The Other Daughter

Amy Michael Homes, Feltrinelli, pp. 205

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I Wanted to Be a Butterfly — A Review

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The Gospel of the Defeated—A Review

François Bal, Ed. San Paolo, pp. 150

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Don't Be Afraid When I Hold You

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Untouchable: A Friendship Against All Odds

Matteo Cinti saw this latest film by French director François Cluzet for us. He clearly loved it.

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The Black Sheep — Film Review

The black sheep: the misfit, the difficult child, the excluded

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Men of God — Film Review

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Precious: A Film of Unflinching Power

Lee Daniels' adaptation of Sapphire's *Push* is tough, courageous cinema about a girl who claims her own dignity

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Boundless Youth: A Film About Remembering

A film that lets us glimpse what Alzheimer's feels like from the inside, and shows us how much we've gotten—and still get—wrong in our attempts to connect with those who have it

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Raising Fathers: Family Roles and Transformation

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The Keys to Home — Film Review

Disability has appeared in many films, but Italian cinema has never explored spastic tetraparesis — the condition I live with. So I want to revisit Gianni Amelio's film.

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Film—A Particular Silence

"I wanted to make known the Comunità del Sole, which my wife Clara Sereni and I founded to promote projects involving disabled people.

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Abortion: A History of Arguments and Interests — A Review

Giulia Galeotti - Il Mulino, "Farsi un'idea" series, 2003, p. 131

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On the Bus with My Sister: Life as You've Never Seen It

Rachel Simon - Bompiani Ed., 2005, 346 pages

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The Boy Who Loved Shakespeare - Book Review

Bob Smith, Guanda Editions

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It's Raining Cows: New Books, New Ways of Telling

Young writers—not parents or professionals—are discovering fresh ways to narrate disability. In a moment of their lives, they encounter people living with severe or profound impairments, and the encounter transforms them.

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Our Daily Autism: Stories of Parents and Children - Review

Edited by C. Hanau and D. Mariani Cerati - Ed. Erikson. pp. 215.

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My Weekend at the Villa

D. Del Duca, C. Raffin, E. Sedran - Franco Angeli/Self-help

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Getting Ready for Mass — A Book Review

Silvia Vecchini, Antonio Vincenti, Effatà Editrice

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Jesus as Friend: A Gospel Path for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

Community of Saint Egidius — Leonardo International Editions — p. 214

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Rilke's Christmas Letters to His Mother

Rainer Maria Rilke - Passigli Editore, Antella, Firenze - 1996, p.125

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Honor Your Father and Mother — Timeless Pages on Parents and Children

Edited by Maurizio Quilici — Tascabili Bompiani, 2002 — A fascinating collection that opens a window into the family life of great writers across the ages

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Picking a Flower and Holding It to the Light—A Book Review

M. T. Mosconi, E. C. Straulino - Ed. Laboratorio delle Arti - Milano, 2002 - A mother of fierce determination and her spastic son, open-minded and curious by nature, trace the arc of their journey toward communication.

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God Loves Me as I Am — Book Review

Marie-Hélène Mathieu — Effatà Editions, 2002

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The Language of the Body: Techniques and Games for Animation Through Movement — A Review

A resource for teaching, for play, for understanding — by Lara Montanari — Paoline, 2001, pp. 112.

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Summer Games: A Book Review

One hundred games with clear rules and instructions for getting started—by J.M. Allué, La Scuola Publishers, 2002

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In the Same Boat: When Intellectual Disability Enters the Family — Book Review

A selection of articles from Ombre e Luci magazine, gathered to deepen understanding of disabled people, their families, and friends. With forewords by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and Jean Vanier.

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Small Messengers of Love: Parents of Children with Down Syndrome — Book Review

A picture book written by parents for parents, to hold onto courage and hope, even in the darkest moments

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No Child Is Born Bad—A Book Review

Review of Fabrizio Mori's "No Child Is Born Bad" (Bollati Boringhieri, 2001)

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A Hymn to Life: Book Review

Benedetta, 11, reviews Erika Gazzola's book and tells us why she loved it—and why you should read it

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The Girl Who Loved Snails

Lorenza Tranquilli - Edizioni Scientifiche Magi, 2001

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A Second Chance — Book Review

Review of Carla Cerati's *A Second Chance* — Frassinelli Editions, 2000

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Sottovento: A Film Worth Seeing

The first time I've watched a movie in the theater sitting beside one of its stars—learning the behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes through the lived experience of someone who was actually there

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The Porcupine Girl — A Book Review

Katja Rohde — Corbaccio Editions, 2001

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The Strength of Character — A Book Review

James Hillman, Adelphi Publishers, 322 pages

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The Individualized Educational Rehabilitation Plan for Adults with Mental Disabilities

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No One Is Richer Than Me — A Book Review

Carla Porrati — Effatà Editrice, 2000, 90 pages

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A Book You Cannot Put Down — Reviewing "Blessings" by Mary Craig

Mary Craig - Edizioni S. Paolo, pp. 163

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Longing for Communion - New Movements: Christian Sects or Signs of the Spirit

Jean Vanier - Edizioni Piemme 1999, p. 63

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The A's of My Life — Book Review

A mother's diary about her son and what it means to raise a child with severe disabilities. The A's that gave her back her will to say: I will not surrender.

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One Day at a Time — Book Review

Edited by Anna Contardi, Paolo Pasqua, Anna Razzano. Guaraldi Editions, 125 pp.

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The Disabled Person in Society: Prospects for Integration — Book Review

Pier Francesco Angelini - Edizione S. Paolo, pp. 188

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As You Are: A Child Psychiatrist's Log — Book Review

Antonella Sapio, Sensibili alle foglie 2000, 112 pp.

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Green Parrots: A War Surgeon's Notebook—A Review

Gino Strada | Feltrinelli, 1999 | 158 pages

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An Angel Sings Blue: The True Story of Cecilia—A Review

Bianca Maria Bruscagli, San Paolo Editions, 1999. 150 pages

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A Guide to Catholic Hospitality in Italy: Itinerari Reviewed

Editoriale Italiana, 2000, pp. 670

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Two Videotapes for Prayer and Reflection

Videos that kindle hope—and with it, joy. Highly recommended for our readers.

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Stramonio—A Book Review

Paolino discovers how a young person can grow into an honest, decent adult amid the garbage—moral garbage especially—that fills this world.

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On Feelings — Daniele Segre's Film and What We Made of It

We had just finished watching Daniele Segre's film with some mothers and sisters of young people with Down syndrome. Here are our immediate reactions.

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Johann's "I Have Loved You All" — A Review

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Clara Goes to the Sea — A Review

Guido Quarzo, Salani Editore, 1999, 90 pages

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A Real Person

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Living with a Child with Down Syndrome: Building Love and Life Together, Day by Day

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The Blessing Embrace — Meditating on the Prodigal Son's Return

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Messages: The Complete Communication Toolkit

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Living with Autism: A Survival Guide for Parents

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The Brother She Couldn't Tell Anyone About

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Stronger Than Their Killers: The Writings of Seven Trappist Monks

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I Am a Woman. Why Do You Call Me Handicapped?

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She Is Francesca, Period

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Still Me — Christopher Reeve

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Six of Us Now

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Your Word Is for Everyone—Henri Bissonnier

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Hikari – A Family

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If You Love Me, Say No — Rules and the Power to Help Children Grow

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Fiorangela: A Life in Full

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Giulia Isn't Beautiful

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Jean Vanier and L'Arche: A Communion of Love

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Three Stories of the Spirit: A Pastoral Letter on the Gifts of the Consoler

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Ten Steps to Positive Thinking

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The Eighth Day

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Children of a Lesser God

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Rain Man

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My Left Foot

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And Then We'll Talk About Love

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